DANIELS, WV ·
OSHA Inspection: ASPEN CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ASPEN CORPORATION in 2400 RITTER DRIVE, DANIELS, WV 25832 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 339241697.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ASPEN CORPORATION
- Site address
- 2400 RITTER DRIVE
- City
- DANIELS
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 25832
- Mailing
- 2400 RITTER DRIVE, DANIELS, WV 25832
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561730
- Employees
- 225
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch: a: Shop Area. A 1 1/4 inch opening was measured between the work rest and the abrasive wheel on the Sears Roebuck and Company, Craftsman, 1/2 hp bench grinder, as determined on July 31, 2013. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3150
- · Z (S) $6300
1910.215 A02
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,400 · Current $2,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections: a: Shop Area. The side guard was missing from the right side of the Sears Roebuck and Company 1/2 hp bench grinder, as determined on July 31, 2013. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2700
- · Z (S) $5400
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch a: Shop Area. A 1 1/4 distance was measured between the abrasive wheel and the tongue guard for the Sears Roebuck and Company 1/2 hp bench grinder, as determined on July 31, 2013. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.304 G05
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,700 · Current $1,350 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective: a: Shop Area. The ground prong was missing from the power cord to the 110 volt, Sears Roebuck and Company 1/2 hp bench grinder, as determined on July 31, 2013. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1350
- · Z (S) $2700
1910.303 G02 I
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,700 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): a: Shop Area. The front cover was not secured in place to fully enclose the electrical parts on the Sears Roebuck and Company 1/2 hp bench grinder, as determined on July 31, 2013. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2700
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339241697.
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